My students are doing searches on the meanings of their names, and we were wondering if anyone knows the answer to this.
2006-09-09 13:25:31 · 6 answers · asked by loriahaven 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think it just a common last name in Vietnam. It similiar to Lee or Chan. I think it has to do with family clans and probably territories they came from.
Check the link to find out more about vietnamese last names.
2006-09-09 13:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by de_dark_angel71 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... the Chinese Character for Tran is translated to 'Chen'. So people with last name of 'Tran' technically have the same last name as people with 'Chen'...both popular names in China and Vietnam. in Chinese 陈/陳 (Chen) means ...to show/Arrange/tell...or Exhibit or say... Most Vietnamese surnames can be translated into Chinese surnames. I'm not sure in Vietnamese, as I am not Vietnamese...
2016-03-17 11:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just ask my mom and she told me that tran means quiet, nice and beautiful person and nguyen does really have a meaning because its like a last name, it is usually the first name that has a meaning to it. Hope this will help u out
2006-09-09 13:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by thai1022 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nguyen is equivalent to Smith, can't help you on Tran.
2006-09-09 13:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by ink_collector 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Vietnamese surnames depend on who the govt leader is at the time.
2006-09-09 13:42:07 · answer #5 · answered by chit-chaat7 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
smith and jones
2006-09-09 13:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋